Freelance Committee to host workshop on 'Should I Write a Book?'

The Freelance Committee will offer a workshop on "Should I Write a Book?" Monday, May 21, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.

Anne Lafferty, a graphic artist who designs books, will present a one-hour lecture covering the frequently asked questions that need answers when one considers writing a book:

WHO: Who me? Who am I writing the book for?

WHAT: What am I going to write about? What kind of book do I want it to be? (We will spend most of the time on this question as it determines all the others)

WHERE: Where do I want the book to be seen, sold and read?

WHEN: When do I want to get the book out?

WHY: Why a book? Why would someone want to read it?

HOW: How do I get this done?

RSVP to Freelance Committee chair Peggy Orchowski at [email protected].

Lafferty, is principal, Lafferty Design Plus, Santa Barbara, Calif. She is an award-winning graphic designer who specializes in publication design. In the past ten years she has designed over a dozen books producing them by using various technologies available around the world. Anna also teaches publication and book design at the School of Media Arts at Santa Barbara City College and for the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is currently serving as Education Director on the local Board of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and is writing a textbook on “Making a Book for the Twenty-First Century” to be completed by 2013.